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X Shore 1 unveiled, drastically reducing electric boat pricing

September 1, 2022
Swedish electric boat maker X Shore has just unveiled its latest electric boat model, the X Shore 1. The new electric boat is designed to significantly reduce prices in the expensive electric boat industry. The number of models available in the electric boating industry has expanded significantly in the last few years. More options have increased the variety of electric boats available, but they…
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E1 electric boat racing league inks deal to race in Rotterdam ahead of 2023 inaugural season

September 1, 2022
Budding electric boat racing league E1 has announced an agreement with organizers of the annual World Port Days event in Rotterdam, Netherlands to include electric boat racing. In addition to E1’s RaceBird prototype being on display at this year’s event, E1 is planning future races in Rotterdam as it approaches its inaugural championship racing season next year. The E1 World Electric…
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NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music

September 1, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope’s first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST’s image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images. Sonification is the process of using non-speech audio to convey visual information. The Webb team, in conjunction with NASA’s Universe of…
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Gear in this story

September 1, 2022
Another wide, fast prime from the clever folks in Aizu, Japan? Yes, please! We took this new Sigma lens (in its L-mount version) for a journey around Washington State and came away with a bunch of fresh sample images. View our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art sample gallery …
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Chroma Cameras unveils new 24mm lens for Leica M39 screw mount that weighs only 16g

September 1, 2022
Chroma Cameras has announced its first lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras, a compact 24mm F11. The M39 thread mount lens is currently in pre-production, so specs aren’t quite finalized yet, but beta units have weighed a mere 16g. Per Kosmo Foto, the working name for the new lens is ‘Glass,’ but that may change ahead of the official release. The lens barrel is constructed…
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